Malise

Malise (27 July 839-27 January 867) was a preacher in the service of King Constantine II of Scotland. Malise was sent to spread the gospel of Catholicism to the Vikings of Jorvik and detailed the horrors that the pagans would suffer in the afterlife if they refused to convert; King Halfdan Whiteshirt had Malise imprisoned and executed.

Biography
Malise was born on 27 July 839 in Scotland, and he became a Catholic preacher in the service of King Constantine II of Scotland. Malise was sent to spread the gospel of Christianity to King Halfdan Whiteshirt of Jorvik on 25 January 867, and he arrived at his court in the city of York to attempt to convert the Vikings. He warned the Vikings that they would face horrors in the afterlife if they refused to convert from paganism, describing the anguish in graphic detail; his message was heard, but not received. King Halfdan told him that there were horrors to suffer in life as well, throwing him in his prison and having him sent to be executed on 27 January 867. He was the first Christian priest to be executed for attempting to convert the Vikings of Jorvik.